| Hello and Welcome to Tech Support Team! Before you can start posting and answering questions, you'll have to register. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free! Feel free to browse through existing questions by choosing the forum you want to visit below. | |
|
 | | 
19th April 2008, 03:24 AM
|  | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 551 posts. Location: Killadelphia Reputation:  | | |
lol i was wonderin where the hell half my topic went off to
|
19th April 2008, 04:45 AM
|  | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 289 posts. Location: Florida Reputation: | | |
i noticed that i tend to get some lag on the Wii playing Guitar Hero 3 and Brawl. it's a lot more frequent in Guitar Hero than it is in Brawl. but it's there nonetheless.
__________________
"Take now this Ring," he said, "for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this ring is the Ring of Fire, and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour of old in a world that grows chill."
|
19th April 2008, 12:43 PM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 551 posts. Location: Killadelphia Reputation: | | |
Well no game/console is perfect (although some can come damn close)
|
19th April 2008, 03:09 PM
|  | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 4,345 posts. Location: Oxford, UK Reputation: | |
That's true mate, nothing's perfect, especially consoles.
Sorry about that, I forgot to mention in the other thread about this one 
Maybe lag comes up sometimes just because of dust in the console on the GPU fan etc, making it a bit hotter. I dunno, this is just a theory hehe. I've never opened up a GameCube (or any console, thinking about it) so don't know what it's like in there hehe.
__________________
Numberwang!
A little air on the earth.
|
20th April 2008, 12:30 PM
|  | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 687 posts. Reputation: | | |
I prefer console gaming, Halo 3 and Call of Duty ftw, but I do like playing a couple of things on my pc. It's not in a very good state right now though.
__________________
Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H / Athlon II X4 630 3.2GHz / OCZ SpecOPS PC3-12800 2x2GB / GF 9800GT 512MB |
20th April 2008, 02:28 PM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 551 posts. Location: Killadelphia Reputation: | | |
Yeah I've never opened up a console either for fear that something will break, whether I did anything to it or not. And since consoles are so expensive to replace, I don't think I'll be doing it any time soon either. On the other hand, my bro has opened up controllers/consoles before.
|
20th April 2008, 04:04 PM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 687 posts. Reputation: | | |
Nintendo consoles are a pain to fix. I reconnected the screen contacts and bam... dead. On for a second then off, works only with screen detached. Happened to a couple nintendo consoles of mine.
__________________
Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H / Athlon II X4 630 3.2GHz / OCZ SpecOPS PC3-12800 2x2GB / GF 9800GT 512MB |
20th April 2008, 05:34 PM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 551 posts. Location: Killadelphia Reputation: | | |
now that sucks...lol
|
20th April 2008, 06:02 PM
|  | TST Guru | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 1,360 posts. Location: USA, KY Reputation: | |
I have opened up a Playstation before. It was kind of broken though. It didn't work all the time. that was after I dropped it on pavement by accident. 
I wouldn't open my gamecube though, at least not yet. Now my computer I open regularly. 
__________________
Facts are stubborn things, statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it. Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain
|
20th April 2008, 08:07 PM
| | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 4,345 posts. Location: Oxford, UK Reputation: | |
Same here mate, I'm completely comfortable in my PC's guts, but don't wanna open up my PS2 hehe. Which is weird because a PS2 is about £60 here now I think (for a slimline one as well, I have a big old fat one), but my PC has to be worth at least £150
__________________
Numberwang!
A little air on the earth.
|
20th April 2008, 10:58 PM
| | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 289 posts. Location: Florida Reputation: | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Spleenharvester  I prefer console gaming, Halo 3 and Call of Duty ftw, but I do like playing a couple of things on my pc. It's not in a very good state right now though. | Call of Duty IS for the win. But they were always better for the PC imo. And probably a lot of the people that enjoyed the series will agree that there are no two ways to go about playing it. Mouse, WASD, shift, F, G, space. Best combination for headshots ever.
__________________
"Take now this Ring," he said, "for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this ring is the Ring of Fire, and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour of old in a world that grows chill."
|
20th April 2008, 11:07 PM
| | TST Guru | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 1,360 posts. Location: USA, KY Reputation: | | |
ANY FPS game is better on the computer. You have more accuracy using a mouse. IMO.
__________________
Facts are stubborn things, statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it. Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain
|
20th April 2008, 11:09 PM
|  | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2007, 1,028 posts. Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England Reputation: | |
I second that
__________________
"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters" - Bill Gates
|
20th April 2008, 11:59 PM
| | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 4,345 posts. Location: Oxford, UK Reputation: | |
Thirded
__________________
Numberwang!
A little air on the earth.
|
21st April 2008, 12:04 AM
| | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 289 posts. Location: Florida Reputation: | | |
there are exceptions to that as there are to almost any rule. Armored Core was one of those. it was for the PS2 and the final iterations of the game were made for almost all the next gen systems around.
it's a mech fps. you can custom build a gigantic fighting machine. and in that game, you NEED the controller because there are so many functions, and because you need to do so many things at once. you need to fly, you need to adjust the direction you're flying, you need to keep the enemy inside your line of site, you need to activate side weapons or shoulder weapons, you need to activate an extra flight boost...its so much at once you can't do it on a mouse and keyboard.
and if it WERE for PC, i wouldn't want to play it because i've gotten so good at using the ps2 controller. so much so that i went up against a champion in Armored Core 4 and got complimented. while i only beat him once out of all the times we played, he said i was the scariest armored core pilot he'd ever seen.
__________________
"Take now this Ring," he said, "for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this ring is the Ring of Fire, and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour of old in a world that grows chill."
|
21st April 2008, 12:21 AM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 551 posts. Location: Killadelphia Reputation: | | |
Fourth'd
Was never much of a fan of Armored Core
|
21st April 2008, 12:24 AM
| | TST Guru | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 1,360 posts. Location: USA, KY Reputation: | | |
Never played it. Though to me it sounds more like a flying game than a fps shooter game, like cod4 and the like. And flying games are easier to play on consoles anyway. well I guess you could use a joystick for the PC. and that makes it pretty easy and fun also.
__________________
Facts are stubborn things, statistics are more pliable. Mark Twain
Honesty is the best policy -- when there is money in it. Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain
|
21st April 2008, 12:41 AM
| | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Mar 2008, 289 posts. Location: Florida Reputation: | | |
i use the term "fly" very loosely. you can skate in a manner of speaking. boost along the ground, and just ride the ground using your boosters to propel you in different directions. it's the fastest way to attack, and to escape attacks because running normally is incredibly slow even if you have a lightweight mech. and lightweight also has the downfall of less armor. but at least if you have light armor, your boosters propel you faster.
and your boost tends to run out fairly quickly so you can't fly as much as i'm making it sound. a lot of times you're skating because it conserves your boost, and even then you'll run out eventually and have to take the route on foot for a bit and recover. there's a lot of the first-person shooter element in there, it's just mixed with piloting this beast of a machine.
__________________
"Take now this Ring," he said, "for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee from weariness. For this ring is the Ring of Fire, and herewith, maybe, thou shalt rekindle hearts to the valour of old in a world that grows chill."
|
21st April 2008, 06:31 AM
| | TST Expert | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 551 posts. Location: Killadelphia Reputation: | | |
Yeah but it's not what you would call a first person shooter. More of a third-person.
|
21st April 2008, 08:17 AM
| | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Oct 2007, 1,028 posts. Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England Reputation: | |
The only type of games I don't like to play on PC and I think are better on console, are football and sports related games (except snooker). I also think sidescrolling games are better using consoles and controllers, but that doesn't count for DOS games
You can't beat The Sims on PC theres no other way of playing it IMO
__________________
"People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters" - Bill Gates
| | |  Only registered members can participate in forum threads. You must register or log in to contribute.
All times are GMT. The time now is 04:39 PM.
|
|
|
Submit Your Article 
Forum Rules 
FAQ 
About Us 
Main Menu
Contact Us